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William Jefferson Clinton (1993 – 2001) –Democrat
A. Born –Hope, Arkansas –William Jefferson Blythe IV, JFK, Education, Yale
B. Political Career –House Run?, Attorney General, Governor of Arkansas @ 32
C. Economic Boom, Zipper Problems, and “Slick Willie”
Foreign Policy of Bill Clinton
A. Top Foreign Policy Advisers –Tony Lake (1st NSA) and Madeline Albright (2nd Sec. of State)
B. Peacemaker –Peace Agreements and Treaties
1. Russia-START II –limited warheads –US (3,500) and Russia (2,997)
2. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) –December 8, 1993
3. Oslo Accords –Palestinian self rule in West Bank and Gaza Strip
4. Haiti –Operation Uphold Democracy –October 15, 1994 -Jean Bertrand Aristide
5. North Korea –Agreed Framework -October 21, 1994
6. Vietnam
A. Embargo lifted –February 3, 1994
B. Recognition –July 11, 1995
7. Dayton Accords –November 21, 1995 –President Slobodan Milosevic
8. Good Friday Agreements -Northern Ireland –April 10, 1998
9. Kyoto Protocols signed-November 12, 1998
C. Foreign Terrorist Attacks
1. Saudi Arabia (Khobar Towers) –June 25, 1996 -19 K, 372 W USAF personnel
2. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania –August 7, 1998 -213 K, 4,000 W
3. Nairobi, Kenya -August 7, 1998 -11 K, 77 W
4. U.S.S. Cole –Adem, Yemen –October 12, 2000 –17 K, 39 W
D. Military Action
1. Iraq Missile Attacks
A. Op. Bushwhacker-June 27, 1993-in response to assassination attempt on H.W. (Cruise
Missiles)
B. Op. Desert Strike-August 7, 1996-in response to Saddam advancing on Kurds + No Fly
Zone Violations (Cruise Missiles)
C. Operation Desert Fox-December 16, 1998-in response to Saddam not allowing inspections
2. Somalia –Operation Gothic Serpent -October 3-4, 1993 -18 K, 84 W
3. Operation Infinite Reach -August 20, 1998 –Afghanistan and Sudan
A. Memorandum of Notification –gave the CIA lethal force to get bin Laden (08/20/98)
4. Kosovo War –Operation Allied Force –Mar. 24-June 10, 1999 –Gen. Wesley Clark
A. Clinton Doctrine –US military invention will be used to stop genocide-Feb 26, 1999
5. Rwanda –Hutu vs. Tutsi –over 800,000 people killed in 89 days
Domestic Policy
A. Economic Growth -“longest economic expansion in US history –nearly 8 years”
1. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act-Aug. 10, 1993-raise taxes $241 Billion + cuts spending
2. Economic Indicators –economic and job growth, Stock Market, and a surplus
B. Major Domestic Initiatives
1. Family & Medical Leave Act-Feb. 5, 1993–unpaid leave for preg. or serious med. condition.
2. Brady Bill-November 30, 1993-5 day waiting period to buy a hand gun for background check
3. Violent Crime & Control Act-Sept. 18, 1994- death penalty to 50 fed crimes + 100,000 police
4. Shutdown of the Federal Govt.-November 13, 1995-over balancing budget for fiscal year 2002
5. 2nd Shutdown of the Federal Govt.-December 17, 1995-no passports, welfare, medicare
6. Increase in Minimum Wage to $5.15-August 20, 1996
7. 1st Balanced Budget in 30 years-February 2, 1998
8. Unsuccessful domestic issues
A. Health care
B. Campaign Finance
C. Homosexuals in the military –“Don’t ask, don’t tell”
9. Contract with America –Speaker Newt Gingrich –Republican
C. Increased Domestic Terrorism
1. World Trade Center-Feb 26, 1993–6 K, 1043 W, 500 million in damages-Omar Rahman
2. Waco Massacre and Siege-April 19, 1993–leader David Koresh-89 K
3. Oklahoma City Federal Building-April 19, 1995-168 K, 850 W–McVeigh and Nichols
4. Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, Georgia-July 27, 1996–Eric Rudolph -2 K
5. Columbine-March 20, 1999-Littleton, Colorado –Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold -13 K, 25 W
D. Impeachment and acquittal
1. Whitewater Development Corporation- Arkansas Land Development Company
2. Paula Jones lawsuit v. Bill Clinton-May 6, 1994-sexual harassment + defamation of character
a. Ken Starr-independent counsel
b. Focus on perjury and obstruction of justice (6 years/$70 Million)
3. Testified-no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky-Jan 17, 1998
4. Clinton testifies via videotape-August 17, 1998
5. Clinton settles with Paula Jones for $850,000-November 13, 1998
6. House votes to impeach Clinton on perjury and obstruction of justice-December 12, 1998
7. Clinton was acquitted by the Senate February 12, 1999
8. Approval rating up to 64%!!
E. Other Domestic Events
1. “Trial of the Century”-October 3, 1995-O. J. Simpson
2. Elian Gonzalez is rescued by Florida fishermen-September 25, 1998
3. Y2K Problem-January 1, 2000
Mini-Paper: You are a voter for the 2012 Presidential Election. The 22nd Amendment was repealed last week and
Bill Clinton announced that he would like to run for a 3rd term for the Presidency of the United States. As a
voter…would you vote for him? State and Explain 3 reasons for or against William Jefferson Clinton being elected
as President for a 3rd term. Make sure to relate the current political climate to the possible success/failure of the
Clinton Presidency continuing.
OR
You are a filmmaker during the 20th Century. You have been tasked to highlight the best/worst moments of the
Clinton era. Identify the top 3 events in your opinion from the Clinton era. What things would Clinton want to be
remembered for? Why were they so important? What benefit did the country receive? What singular event was the
worst? Which event did Clinton mishandle inappropriately…Make sure to identify why these were the most
important moments of the time.